Asia Report: Two Views on Durban Deal
European negotiators wanted a binding agreement, and the United States seemed content to sit on the sidelines. The real focus of the U.N. climate talks, though, rested with China, India and Brazil — nations destined for huge growth in their economies and their emissions.
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Asia Report: Two Views on Durban Deal
Finance Outlook 2012: Can Projects Move Ahead In This Difficult Economic Environment?
For the past two years, the renewable energy industry was able to take advantage of a powerful financial vehicle, namely the 1603 Grant in Lieu of Tax Credit that was offered to developers of qualifying projects. But with the grant set to expire at the end of 2011, many are wondering how the industry will fare without it.
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Finance Outlook 2012: Can Projects Move Ahead In This Difficult Economic Environment?
Wind Wins: FERC Rules BPA Curtailment of Wind Power "Discriminatory"
In May 2011, after record snowmelt caused a surge in cheap hydropower for Bonneville Power Association (BPA), the utility made a bold move and decided that it would not accept wind power from wind farms with which it had signed power purchase agreements.
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